The Alaska summit, according to the American Foreign Affairs magazine, only strengthened the power of Russian leader Vladimir Putin and allowed him to extend aggression against Ukraine.
“He was doing his teeth like that …” Forensic psychologist described Trump’s body language to meet Putin at Alaska. | VIDEO: Reuters
At the August meeting, US President Donald Trump did not set any concessions to the Russian authoritarian, and moved his responsibility to end the fighting in Ukraine, writes Foreign Affairs in his article.
The fact that Putin enjoys popularity at home is also evidenced by the survey of the independent agency Levada from the end of August. According to him, 79 percent of Russians consider the summit as Putin’s success, and 51 percent are more optimistic about improving US relations.
“After the summit, the Russian media did not have to make false statements to emphasize Putin’s diplomatic triumph. It broadcast a real event along with the western comments that wrote about Putin’s victory,” points out Foreign Affair.
According to the author of the article, Putin is stronger than ever. It can continue the war as long as it will be needed to win in its conditions. This means that Ukraine gives up not only the territory but also its autonomy and sovereignty.
“The summit helped Putin to legitimize Moscow’s complaints and gave the Russians who could doubt the invasion as a reasonable decision, to believe that it was, as Putin promised, fair,” Foreign Affair says.
Putin in Anchorage spoke of “legitimate concern” Russia, about its desire to achieve “fair balance in the area of security in Europe and in the world” AO “necessity to eliminate all the original causes of” fighting in Ukraine.
And Trump did nothing. It seems to be reconciled to Putin’s claim that Moscow should speak into the territorial integrity of Ukraine and the security guarantees of the West.
“Putin has proven to his subjects that he was right all the time. That they must not hesitate and that he would win for them… The summit was never for him to achieve peace. The goal was to submit an international system from the outset and maintain a monopoly on power in Russia,” Foreign Affairs concludes.
The column of the Russian armor entered the trap. She stuck and the Ukrainians scattered her. (Full article with video here)
The column of the Russian armor entered the trap. She stuck and the Ukrainians scattered her. | VIDEO: Reuters
